OT Activity of the Day:
All things Thanksgiving!
Target Age Range: 6 and up
This was a fun problem solving/motor planning game I played with some of my First, Second, and Third Graders this week. I gave them three items; pom poms, pipe cleaners, and blocks and ask them to make something “Thanksgiving” with them. In the picture I made a pumpkin pie (one of my favorite things about this holiday. I chose to use pom poms only.
For some kids they were able to come up with an idea but had a hard time with organizing and executing the thought process. For them I pulled out my dry erase board and we worked on making a plan. For others, they did better when they got to pull from my “idea jar” of Thanksgiving things.
Once we made the “Thanksgiving Thing” we then wrote a little about the idea. All in all, this was a great OT activity for those older kiddos!
Enjoy!